Dog Breaking / The Most Expeditious, Certain, and Easy Method, Whether Great Excellence or Only Mediocrity Be Required, With Odds and Ends for Those Who Love the Dog and Gun

This practical manual presents step-by-step methods for training gundogs, covering early indoor exercises, spaniel and retriever fetching, first outdoor lessons, pointing and backing, whistle signals, and managing ranges of dogs. It discusses equipment and handling (bars, collars, leg straps), rearing and health care, selection and purchase, and techniques for retrieving wounded game and beating cover. Interspersed anecdotes illustrate lessons from field and foreign service, and appendices offer tips on shooting, loading, pheasantries, vermin control, and related practical matters. Emphasis is on efficient, humane instruction suited to varying levels of desired proficiency.